Moto Chen

Legend of the Five Rings card from Wrath of the Emperor

Card Type

Personality

Force

5

Chi

4

Honor Requirement

0

Gold Cost

12

Personal Honor

3

Clan

Unicorn

Keywords

Cavalry, Tactician, Unique, Experienced, Samurai, Unicorn Clan, Vigilant

Card Text

Tactical Battle: Give each Unicorn Clan Personality in Chen's army the ability, "Battle: Once per battle, this Personality challenges a target enemy Personality. If the target's controller destroys one of the target's Weapons, he may refuse. Destroy the loser." You may take an additional Battle action to have one of your Personalities perform this ability.

Legality

Rain of Blood (Diamond)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rulings

• Erratum: Reads, "Moto Chen 4F/3C 0HR 9G 3PH Unicorn Clan Junghar. Cavalry. Tactician. Unique. Chen cannot lobby. Chen can attach two Weapons. Being Dishonored does not affect Chen’s maximum Personal Honor." [MRP, Lotus Edition, 31 October 2005] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 115
• His Personal Honor does not change when dishonored (i.e., it does not become the lowest nonzero value possible). [VRD, 8 January 2002] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 115

Rules Q&A

• Q: Hi,
  can we please just get a little clarification about this. Ref this topic: viewtopic.php?f=198&t=74863
  do we gain the honor for Moto Chen coming into play or not? Just so that i know next time i play him its right.
  A: This is the most current official ruling on the matter (found via the Search function):
  http://www.alderac.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=60415&p=773873&hilit=+Chen+Honor#p773873
  Threads outside the Rules forum (such as the one in your link) do not contain official rulings. And even so, you'll note that Genji corrects his mistake in the post directly above yours, made half an hour earlier. Brook Cunningham, "Moto Chen xp2", 26 Mar 2009
• Q: (I)f I have Chen (Moto Chen - SE version) and my opponent's use Governor's Court political ability, may I target Chen and negate its whole effects?
  A: No.
  http://rules.l5r.com/Glossary_C#Cannot: "In card text, when referring to ... targeting... "cannot" is a restriction on the legality of that thing in the first place, not negation of its effects." Zen Faulkes, "Governor's Court and Moto Chen", 3 Mar 2009
• Q: "Your Naga Personalities in an army with both Akasha and Moto Chen have +4F". (D)oes Akasha also get +4F?
  A: No. No special rule here, just regular English. "Everyone with George had red hair" does not mean that George had red hair. Zen Faulkes, "Akasha (Experienced 2)", 7 Jul 2008
• Q: If an action had the wording:
  X effect. If Condition A is met, Y effect. Z effect.
  Is Z effect dependent on Condition A being met? For example, in Moto Chen exp 2's battle ability, is the "Rehonor Chen" effect dependent on the opposing personality being sent home as Kolat or Ratling?
  A: Each effect is independent. X and Z will happen regardless of condition A.
  Chen will be rehonored even if the target is not Kolat or Ratling. Chris Fuchs, "Action Effect Question", 21 Sep 2007